Results

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team finished ninth out of 20 teams at the Highlander Invitational Saturday morning at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course.

Junior Hector Garcia led the Anteaters for the third time in four races this season as he completed the 8000-meter course in 25:24.48. Garcia was 32nd out of 250 competitors.
 
Junior Sam Ayala had another strong performance in his second meet back from injury, clocking in at 25:35.61 to come in 41st overall.
 
Senior Ashton Garcia placed 44th with a time of 25:36.87, while freshman Sebastian Bautista established a personal-record 25:53.42 to take 61st. It was Bautista's first sub-26 minute 8K. Freshman Christian Hernandez (26:04.05) rounded out UCI's top-five scorers.

"We are happy with how the freshmen are stepping up and working into our top-five," UC Irvine distance coach Chris Evans said. "They have really developed throughout the year, and we are going to need them to perform well at conference."
 
Sophomore Kit Carter (26:21.48), freshman Gabriel Ramirez (26:34.38), senior Jon Rodriguez (26:38.90) and senior Jhamani Long (26:49.80) also competed for the 'Eaters.
 
The Anteaters now have two weeks to prepare for the Big West Championships at Carbon Canyon Regional Park (Brea, Calif.) on Saturday, Oct. 27.

 
HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL
Saturday, Oct. 13
UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
 
Men's 8K Team Results (20 Teams)
1. Cal Baptist - 51
2. Cal State Fullerton - 92
3. Long Beach State - 110
4. UC Riverside - 114
5. El Paso CC - 136
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9. UC Irvine - 239
 
UC Irvine's Individual 8K Results (Out of 250 Runners)
32. Hector Garcia (25:24.48)
41. Sam Ayala (25:35.61)
44. Ashton Garcia (25:36.87)
61. Sebastian Bautista (25:53.42)
76. Christian Hernandez (26:04.1)
99. Kit Carter (26:21.48)
113. Gabriel Ramirez (26:34.38)
117. Jon Rodriguez (26:38.90)
127. Jhamani Long (26:49.80)